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ESCADRILLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does escadrille mean?
• ESCADRILLE (noun)
The noun ESCADRILLE has 2 senses:
1. a small squadron
2. an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
Familiarity information: ESCADRILLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small squadron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("escadrille" is a kind of...):
squadron (a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("escadrille" is a kind of...):
squadron (an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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